Window construction



i 1946. J. SPERLING 2,403,246

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed March 19, 194 5 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z9 M541 ig.4 f;

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nvmvrok; JOSEPH BY .ATTQZZMY y i946- J.,$PERLING WINDOW CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed March 19, 1945 INVENTOR. JOSEPH JPERDHVG fidw .ATTOMY' 330fFig.1.' Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on' the Patented Ju i-2, 1946 I 6 Claims. (or. 160-107! This invention relates generally to windows. and more particularly to what may be termed an 2 m v Referring in detail to the drawings, the nuineral It indicates a' rectangular frameset in automatic window which maybe applied or used wherever windows are necessary, including among others apartment houses, offices, stores, automobiles, airplanes, factories, etc. The invention broadly aims to provide a window equipped with such novel and practical improvements and appurtenances as will m'akeit simpleand practical' in construction and operation, as well as orna-, mental and attractive, and will at the same time provide added features and conveniences which are not found on ordinary windows.

The above as well as additional and more specific objects will become apparent in the following description, wherem characters of referthe wall ll of a house or other structure surrounding the window opening l2 whose sill is shown at l3, This frame comprises the vertical side compartments l4 and IQ and the central opening l6 which substantially coincides with the window opening l2.

The top member. I! of the frame It spans the window opening l6 l2, and the outer side walls of the frame are shownat l8 and I3. Inner vertical walls and 2| enclose thesides of the opening is and provide the inner walls of the ence refer to like-numbered parts on'the accompanying drawings. drawings are intended for the purpose ofillus tration only, and that it is therefore neither desired nor intended that the invention be limited in any manner to the specificdetails of construction shown excepting insofar as they may be deemed essential to the invention. Y

Referring briefly to the drawings,

It is to be noted that the 'ing I 8 and the window opening l2.

vertical compartments l4 and .l 5; respectively.

A casing or housing ishingedon avertical axis to the frame wall III by hinges 23, as shown at 22.

This casing likewise contains an opening 24.

therethrough in alignment with the frame open- The casin! 22 comprises the side walls 28 and 28, the bottom wall '21, and the stepped top walls 28 and '23.

Fig.- 1 is a. frontperspective view ofthe window unit which is composed of a rear section built solidly into the wall of the house and the front section which is pivoted to the rear section, this view showing the front section swung out part ,way. Fig. 2 is a. plan view of Fig. 1, with parts broken away and partly in section.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the The ledge 30 provided by the bottom wall 21. serves as the inner window sill, and theri rwall 3i,together with the uppermost wall 2 and a door 32 hinged at 33 to the latter, provide the enclosure for an extension compartment 34 at the top of the casing. I g

Vertical. walls or partitions 35 and 38 provide compartments 3'! and 38, respectively. at the sides of thecasing 22, which are substantially in align- I ment with the compartments l4 and la -respectively, when the casing lies against the frame III. At spaced vertical positions'within the casing window opening 24, bushing recesses 38 are,

line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view of the front or hinged section of the unit.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 1-4 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cooperating members of a joint detail.

v Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one zontal window sectionsper se. Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional View line l0-l0 of Fig. 6. r

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional of the horitaken on the view taken on the Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line I 2-i2 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line I3-l3 of Fig. 3.

provided in one member 41 and horizontally aligned openings 40 are provided throush'the other member 41. At the top and bottom of the opening 24, horizontal frame members 4| 'and 42 are provided, and at spaced intervals therebetween are additional horizontal frame members 43, 44, and 45. Vertical frame members 43 are provided against the inner surfaces of the partbtions 35 and 36 in substantially the same plane as the said-horizontal frame members. The members 48 have enlarged body extensions 41 through-.-

out their length which are positioned in the compartments 31 and 38, as seen in Fig. 7. Thus it is apparent that the members 46 with their exten- 1 sion bodies 41 and the top and bottom frame members 4| and 42 form .a rectangular frame positioned against the rear edges of the partitions 33 and 36. Near the top and bottom of the member 41 on one side, horizontal extension arms 48 are provided without-outs Ill adapted to reg5 ceive projections ll of a vertical outer frame .member 49in dove-tail offlreleasably securing these members together,

and an opening 52 through the projection serves for the passage of a screw or the like into the base of the cut-out. 4

.Between each pair of adjacent horizontal frame members 4I-45, inclusive, a pivoted win--.

dow frame 53 is mounted by insertion of the pin 54 on one side thereof into the bushing '39 and of the elongated pin or shaft 55 on the other side through the opening 40. The frame members 4| and 42 are concavely rounded out. on their opposed surfaces; and the frame members 43, 44, and 45 are similarly rounded out on both upper and lower surfaces, as shown in Fig. 11, and-the upper, and lower horizontal frame members 56 of the sashes 53 are complementarily rounded, for obvious reasons,

The window frame 53 is composed of two secconvexly tions, the one 51 of which is of stouter construe tion and the other 58 of which is hingedly secured. thereto at the bottom. Normally aligned light fashion for the purpose '4 pivoted windows 53 through their control wheels ,91, 86, and 89, but the gears of these wheels are connected respectively 'to the window pivot gears 90, 9|, and 92 by means of sprocket chains 93.-

, f blinds 98 is secured under the roof 29 and the panels 59 and 60 are provided in both sections 51 and 58. The window lights or panes are secured in place in the section 58 by means of lugs 62 pivotally mounted onscrews 63 secured to the members of the'section 58 as shown, Recesses 64 I v are provided in the'members of the section 51 to accommodate the projecting screws 63. The hinges which secure the sections 50 and 5'! t0- gether comprise ears 65 and-66 screwed against 1 the inner walls of the side frame members and pivotally connected at 61, the former being deformed toward an L-sha'pe. At the knee of the deformation gf, the ear 65 a link 68 is pivoted, the link having a longitudinal-slot I0 engaging a pin or head 69 on the car 66, the latter also being similarly deformed as shown. Thus, when the section 58 is swung outward as shown in Fig. 9,

the link 68 providesa limit stop. Screws II pass- 1 ing through the top member of the section 56 normally engage the. holes I2 in the top member of the section 53 to lock the two sections together into a single or unitary pivoted window, A handle I3 is provided for swinging the same in either direction. Strips I4 are mounted at the 1 rear against approximately the upper third of the length of the members 46 in each pivoted window section of the complete window opening, and substantially similar strips I5 are mounted against the lower approximatel one-third of the length of the side frame members of the section 5] at the rear.

1 the pivot hardware l5. Thus weather stripping is complete for the entire window. Obviously any one or more of the windows 53 may be opened wholly or partly as desired, and when swung down the glass panes 6| may readily be washed on their outer surfaces from within the room. Between the upright member 41 and the upright member 49, a plurality of gears I8, I9, 80.

and 8| are rotatably mounted, in each case being rigid on the pin 55 of the window 53. A gear 82 is in mesh with the gear." of the lowermost window 53, and its shaft 64 extends through the member 49 and has on the end of it a handle or wheel 65 rotation of which will obviously swing the window on its pivots. A set screw wheel 36 I locksthe shaft 34 and hence the window in any position. a

1 Similar control rmm' below 18 had of the other Thus the former provide blinds suspended therefrom. Vertical rails 99 are provided on the mutually opposed sides of the partitions 35 and 36, enclosing guide grooves I00 in which the slats of the blind98 are guided and restrained, so that they cannot swing and rattle as'isthe case with common Venetian blinds. The compartment 34 has a floor IOI provided with a central rectangular opening or slot I02 therethrough and near each end thereof with a lateral opening I03. The central opening is provided to let the blind slats down therethrough,

and the end openings for the passage of the cords for manipulating the blinds, the latter being shown at I04 and I05. The cords I04 reach down into the compartment 39 behind the door 81a,.

and those of the cords I05 reach down into the compartment 31 behind a similar door I06, The upper portions of these compartments are covered by panels or walls I01. An ornamental apron I09 may be provided at the top of the win-'- dow opening.

Latching means for releasably locking the cas-' ing 22 against the frame I0 is provided in the form of a lever I09 pivoted at IIO against the inner surface of the wall 26 behind the door 91a where it is readily accessible. The lever has a handle III and its other end is notched to engage a pin 2 in the wall I8. A spring II3 normally urges the lever into engaging .position. It

' is thus apparent that the casing 22 can be easily swung out from the frame I0 for access to the rear of the casing or to the clear window space.

The Venetian blind, when fully raised, are concealed, as is obvious from Fig. 3; They may be.

raised, lowered, or tilted as desired by manipulation of the normally concealed cords by Opening either or both doors 91a or I06 to grasp the cords. The hinged windows 53 are also operable by the several selective hand wheels, as described, and the latter are accessible through the same door 81a which normally conceals them.

to simulate and function in the manner of a brake shoe. Thus, instead of obtaining merelya point" or small area of contact between the end of the screw and the shaft, such contact is extended over a considerably greater'area to provide a stronger and more positive locking engagement of the screw against the shaft.

As a means for positively'guiding the raised blind slats into the grooves I00, extensions 35a and 35a;from the partitions 35 and 35, respectively, project upward into the compartment 94,

as shown in Figs. 3 and 13, and the manner of suspending the blinds is illustrated in these figures. The uppermost slat II is extended-as shown and pivotally suspended from the suppor ing plank-like member I I! which itself is sup- Ported beneath the roof 28 in'brackets H6. The gear unit I I! which includes a pulley about which the cord I04 is trained, is of standard construction and serves to swing the slat H4 in either direction about its axis, in the usual manner. The member 5 is provided with a slot in which the pulley I I8 is supported, about which the cords I05 pass,and a groove, not shown, through which the cords Hi5 extend horizontally and pass through holes therein, not shown, and through aligned holes, not shown, in the slat III to be secured in the usual manner to the lowermost blind slat after passing through aligned holes in the other slats.

Not only may the windows 53 be tilted into any angular position desired, within the limits thereof, either all at the same angle or at different angles as well as all closed, but the outer surfaces of the glass panes 6| may readily be washed or cleaned from within the room in an obvious manner. In the event that a pane of glass requires replacement, the operation is extremely simple as is apparent from the above description of the construction of the windows.

The entire unit, when in place, presents a very neat and attractive appearance, having all the working parts concealed and presenting only the pivoted windows 53 and that portion, if any, of

the Venetian blind which is not in extreme raised position. It is to be noted that the window control wheels or handles 88 are all positioned well down in the compartment 38 within easy grasp, and by this arrangement all the windows may be controlled without requiring a ladder or other 6 1. A window unit comprising a casing hinged to a fixed window frame on a vertical axis and having a window opening therethrough, said cas- I ing having vertical compartments on the sides thereof, a plurality of spaced 'pivoted sashes mounted in said casing window opening, means 4 for releasably locking said casing against said frame, and control means for swinging said sashes mounted in one of said compartments.

2. -'-I'he device set forth in claim 1, said casing having a compartment over the top of said window opening thereof and having a Venetian blind walls of said last-named window opening having I vertical grooves, the ends of the slats of said Venetian blind being slidably restrained in said grooves. a

5. The device set forth in claim 1, said control means comprisingv axial pins on said pivoted win dows, gears on said pins, hand ,wheels mounted platform on which to stand to reach the window controls. I

Obviously, modifications in form and structur may be made without departing from the spirit and-scope of the invention.

I claim:

in the lower portion of saidcompartment, and

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means oonnectng each of said hand wheels with 

